Paper-dispenser.



A; F. LESLER.

PAPER DISPENSER.

APPLs-"mou men APR.24. 191a. RENEWED FEB. :1, 191a.

Patentedfiep't. 19, 1916.

WITNESSES INVEI/TUH ..Alber+ F Lesler- ATTORNEYS a full, clear, and exact description.,.- r

This invention relates to improvements in paper dispensing devices, and particularly' i mlieferri'ng to the accompanying drawings "allow contact only with the piece of paper ALBERT F. LESLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER-DISPENSER.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1 916.

Application filed April 24, 1913, Serial No. 763,326. Renewed February 17, 1916. Serial N 0. 78,964..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. LESLER,

York, have invented a new-and Improved Paper-Dispenser, of which the I following-is to improved devices for dispensing ina. sanitary manner paper which is required for individual use, andhas for an object the pro vision of a structure which will cause; or

permit the dispensing'of separate pieces of. paper to different individuals without pen' mitting any contact of the paper except by the person receiving the same.'

A further object of the invention is to provide a paper dispensing device arranged with apad or tablet of paper therein, and

formed withnotches and adischarge opening, together with holding means for the paper which will allow only one sheet of paper to be discharged at a time, and also being discharged, sorthatthe paper dis pensed will be maintained in a pure, sanitary condition.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, paperof various kinds and for various purposes may be dispensed or delivcred,- as for instance the sanitary paper for water closets. When dispensing pieces of paper of this kind, a suitable housingor closure is provided, having aslot or opening at one end merging into a pair of notches near thesides of the housing. The paper is arranged in a pad formed with one piece lying directly on top ofthe other, and with' the ends exposed at the slot and'notches, whereby the thumb of an operator passed through the notches may engage the .top

thereby permitting the easy cutting or tearing of the paper by the clips. Also arranged outside of the opening. This is grasped and tain point for resiliently holding the same in place.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.v

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a view similanto' Fig. 1 except that the top of the housing has been removed; Fig. 3 is a detail V, fragmentary view through Fig. 1 on the line 23-13; and FigJl is an enlarged perspective view: of one of the-retaining clips.

by numerals, 1 indicates the retaining box as a whole, designed to contain a pad 2 of paper, cloth or other flexible material. T he f1;-

otally connected in any-desired manner to 3" the end 4 so as to be movedback to the-peer tion shown in Fig. 2,01 to open thehousing 1 sufliciently to insert a new pad 2.. The pad 2 comprises any'desired number of strips or pieces of paper, each piece being independent and loosely fitting into the'ho-using or box 1 The pad 2 is held in place by a pair of clips 5, shown in detail in Fig.4, whereinithe body 6 thereof is formed com paratively thin and is arranged in the housingledgewise to the movement of the paper was to cut or tear the paper easily whenv any i of the piecesofpaperare pulled by the thumb, as shown inFig. Preferably a thumb is inserted in both of thenotches 7 and 8, so as to pull the paper perfectly straight and againstvthe fastening clips 5,

the'notches 7 and 8 being in alinement with clips 5., The top of the clip 5 isbent over at 9 to'form a head, while the bottom is divided-and bent for forming retaining arms 10 and 11, these arms extending through the back of the housing 1 so as to properly anchor theclips in place. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the top 3 falls short of the end 12 so thata' slot or opening 13 is presented through which the piece of paper in pad 2 is forced, as shown in Fig. 3. Ordinarily the endof the piece vofpaper from pad 2 strikes'against end 13 and then forms a loop 14 (Fig. 3) which loop extends to a position "of paper of which the same is composed, is

provided with an opening 15 having a tip 16 projecting therein. The tip 16 is pressed by a suitable spring 17, which has its ends extending through the back 18 of the housing 1, the same being bent over against the back, and part of the front portion of spring 17 being likewise bent against the front of the back so as to hold the spring properly in place and in position for continually pressing against tip 16.

The spring 17 is arranged to project through opening 18 and press against the tongue 16 in order to keep the sheets of paper from buckling when being removed. If the sheets of paper were formed Without opening 1-', spring 17 would not be necessary, but when a sheet of paper has an opening of an appreciable size arranged substantially centrally thereof it will buckle, and twist and pull from one end. A sheet of paper of this kind it supported freely in the air so as to hang in a vertical position would buckle or turn so that part of the sheetwill move out of the plane of the remaining portions of the sheet. Buckling or twisting of the sheet would entangle the sheet being removed with the remaining sheets unless means were provided for preventing such buckling. The spring 17 is arranged so as to properly press against the lower portion of the sheet while permitting the upper part to freely slide thereover.

\Vhen it is desired to arrange the device in place for use, nails, hooks, or other supporting means may be provided, and utilized if desired, but a pair of pasters 19 have been found very desirable supports, which may be secured to any desired wall or a slab of marble merely by an adhesive. The pasters 19 each carry a ring 20 designed to be engaged by a hook 21 secured to the back 18 by a paster 22. In this way the entire device may be quickly and easily mounted upon any surface without injuring the same and without requiring any holes to be drilled m the wall. marble, or other support.

The device is preferably placed in a vertical position, but of course may be arranged in any desired position. When properly mounted in the desired position and it is desired to remove one of the pieces of paper from pad 2', thethumbs' are placed in notches 7 and '8 and pressed against the pad, after which the thumbs are moved toward end 12, the pressure thereof continuing. This will cause the top sheet ofpaper to be torn from the clips 5 and be moved out slot 13 substantially as shown in Fig. 3. In this way it will be seen that the sheets of paper are ven'ded or dispensed one at a time and with no one touching the paper except the person using the same. a

In order that the housing 1 may have a new pad arranged therein, the top 3 is preferably held in place by suitable corner members and 2-1, pasted or otherwise secured thereto, and to the sides of the housing. These members, may be removed by cutting or in anydesired manner, and new ones substituted whenever-a new pad is placed in position. It will also be evident that if the housing is made of wood, tin or other mate rial, a lock or any other securing means could be substituted for the strips 23 and 241, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a paper dispensing device, a housing for a paper pad formed with a slot at one end through which thesheets of paper of said pad are designed to be drawn individ- "ua lly, means arranged on the opposite edge of said housing to said slot for retaining said pad in said housing, and a paper retaining spring secured to said housing, said spring being bent over so as to extend substantially parallel with said upper face of said pad and having one end slidingly engage said pad so as to prevent the buckling of the lower part thereof as the various sheets of paper are drawn through said slot.

In testimonyv whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT F. LESLER.

Witnesses A. L. KiToHrN, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

